Comment on $\mu p$ and $\mu A$ Luminosities of Muon-Ion Collider at BNL

TL;DR

This paper estimates the muon-ion collider luminosities at BNL using simulation software, showing potential for physics research surpassing HERA but with lower luminosities than LHeC at similar energies.

Contribution

It provides estimated luminosity values for muon-proton and muon-nucleus collisions at the proposed MuIC using AloHEP software, highlighting its physics potential.

Findings

L_{}p = 3.6x10^{31} cm^{-2}s^{-1}

L_{}-Au = 2.84x10^{27} cm^{-2}s^{-1}

Potential exceeds HERA but is lower than LHeC at similar energies.

Abstract

Luminosities of muon-proton and muon-nucleus collisions at a recently proposed muon-ion collider (MuIC) at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) in the USA have been estimated using A Luminosity Optimizer for High Energy Physics (AloHEP) software keeping in mind beam-beam tune-shift values. It is shown that L$_{\mu p}$ = 3.6x10$^{31}$ cm$^{-2}$s$^{-1}$ and L$_{\mu{\rm -Au}}$ = 2.84x10$^{27}$ cm$^{-2}$s$^{-1}$ values can be achieved at MuIC. The physics search potential of the collider is superior to HERA. However, LHeC will provide 2 orders of higher luminosities at approximately same center-of-mass (CoM) energies.